Certification Recognizes Industry-Standard Medical Management Processes BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- DST Health Solutions' Medical Services Department has been awarded Health Utilization Management Accreditation from URAC. The department was granted accreditation through 2010. URAC is a Washington, DC-based healthcare accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the healthcare industry. URAC's Health Utilization Management Review Standards ensure that organizations follow review processes that are clinically sound and respect patients' and providers' rights while giving payors reasonable guidelines. "We applaud DST Health Solutions on achieving URAC Health Utilization Management Accreditation," said Alan P. Spielman, URAC president and CEO. "In today's healthcare market, URAC accreditation provides a mark of distinction for organizations to demonstrate their commitment to quality healthcare." The Medical Services Department of DST Health Solutions provides health plans throughout the United States with medical management services, such as pre-certification, case management, prospective care management and inpatient concurrent review. "By successfully completing this accreditation process, DST Health Solutions assures our clients, members and providers that we comply with URAC's medical management quality standards," said Steve Sabino, president of DST Health Solutions. URAC, an independent, nonprofit organization, is well known as a leader in promoting healthcare quality through its accreditation and certification programs. URAC offers a wide range of quality benchmarking programs and services that keep pace with the rapid changes in the healthcare system, and provide a symbol of excellence for organizations to validate their commitment to quality and accountability. Through its broad-based governance structure and an inclusive standards development process, URAC ensures that all stakeholders are represented in establishing meaningful quality measures for the entire healthcare industry. For more information, visit http://www.urac.org/. About DST Health Solutions DST Health Solutions delivers solutions and business process outsourcing services that improve efficiency, reduce operational costs, increase speed to market and improve customer service for health plans, consumer-directed plans, government plans (Medicare Advantage/Part D and Medicaid) and physician practices. DST Health Solutions' enterprise applications, and ASP and BPO services support 390 healthcare clients, representing more than 38 million covered lives, 360 million health plan claims, 35 million physician business transactions and 700,000 consumer-directed members annually. For more information about DST Health Solutions, contact 800.272.4799 or or visit http://www.dsthealthsolutions.com/. The information and comments above may include forward-looking statements respecting DST and its businesses. Such information and comments are based on DST's views as of today, and actual actions or results could differ. There could be a number of factors affecting future actions or results, including those set forth in DST's latest periodic financial report (Form 10-K or 10-Q) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All such factors should be considered in evaluating any forward-looking comment. The Company will not update any forward-looking statements in this press release to reflect future events. DATASOURCE: DST Health Solutions CONTACT: Chris Goldman, Media Relations of DST Health Solutions, +1-816-843-9087 Web site: http://www.dsthealthsolutions.com/ http://www.urac.org/

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